Génesis 29
1 Entonces Jacob siguió su camino y llegó a la tierra de los hijos de Oriente.
Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children of the East.
2 Miró, y vio un pozo en el campo, y vio tres rebaños de ovejas acostados junto a él. Porque de ese pozo abrevaban los rebaños. La piedra de la boca del pozo era grande.
And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.
3 Allí estaban reunidos todos los rebaños. Rodaron la piedra de la boca del pozo, dieron de beber a las ovejas y volvieron a poner la piedra en la boca del pozo en su lugar.
And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.
4 Jacob les dijo: “Parientes míos, ¿de dónde sois?” Dijeron: “Somos de Harán”.
Then Jacob said to the herdmen, My brothers, where do you come from? And they said, From Haran.
5 Les dijo: “¿Conocéis a Labán, hijo de Nacor?” Dijeron: “Lo conocemos”.
And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.
6 Les dijo: “¿Le va bien?”. Dijeron: “Está bien. Mira, Raquel, su hija, viene con las ovejas”.
And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.
7 Dijo: “Mira, todavía es mediodía, no es hora de reunir el ganado. Da de beber a las ovejas y ve a darles de comer”.
Then Jacob said, The sun is still high and it is not time to get the cattle together: get water for the sheep and go and give them their food.
8 Dijeron: “No podemos, hasta que se reúnan todos los rebaños y se quite la piedra de la boca del pozo. Entonces abrevaremos las ovejas”.
And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
9 Mientras aún hablaba con ellos, llegó Raquel con las ovejas de su padre, pues las guardaba.
While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.
10 Cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, la hija de Labán, hermano de su madre, y las ovejas de Labán, hermano de su madre, se acercó, hizo rodar la piedra de la boca del pozo y dio de beber al rebaño de Labán, hermano de su madre.
Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
11 Jacob besó a Raquel, alzó la voz y lloró.
And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
12 Jacob le dijo a Raquel que era pariente de su padre y que era hijo de Rebeca. Ella corrió y se lo contó a su padre.
And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
13 Cuando Labán oyó la noticia de Jacob, el hijo de su hermana, corrió a recibir a Jacob, lo abrazó y lo besó, y lo llevó a su casa. Jacob le contó a Labán todas estas cosas.
And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.
14 Labán le dijo: “Ciertamente tú eres mi hueso y mi carne”. Jacob se quedó con él durante un mes.
And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.
15 Labán le dijo a Jacob: “Porque eres mi pariente, ¿debes servirme por nada? Dime, ¿cuál será tu salario?”
Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?
16 Labán tenía dos hijas. El nombre de la mayor era Lía, y el de la menor, Raquel.
Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
17 Los ojos de Lea eran débiles, pero Raquel era hermosa en forma y atractiva.
And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
18 Jacob amaba a Raquel. Dijo: “Te serviré siete años por Raquel, tu hija menor”.
And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
19 Labán dijo: “Es mejor que te la entregue a ti que a otro hombre. Quédate conmigo”.
And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
20 Jacob sirvió siete años por Raquel. Le parecieron pocos días, para el amor que sentía por ella.
And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
21 Jacob dijo a Labán: “Dame a mi mujer, pues mis días están cumplidos, para que entre con ella.”
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
22 Labán reunió a todos los hombres del lugar e hizo un banquete.
And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.
23 Al anochecer, tomó a su hija Lea y la llevó a Jacob. Él entró con ella.
And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.
24 Labán le dio a su hija Lea a Zilpá como sirvienta.
And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.
25 Por la mañana, he aquí que era Lea. Le dijo a Labán: “¿Qué es esto que has hecho conmigo? ¿No he servido contigo por Raquel? ¿Por qué entonces me has engañado?”
And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
26 Labán dijo: “No se hace así en nuestro lugar, dar al menor antes que al primogénito.
And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.
27 Cumple la semana de éste, y te daremos también el otro para el servicio que prestarás conmigo durante siete años más.”
Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
28 Jacob lo hizo y cumplió su semana. Le dio a su hija Raquel como esposa.
And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.
29 Labán dio a Bilhá, su sierva, a su hija Raquel para que fuera su sirvienta.
And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
30 Entró también a Raquel, y amó también a Raquel más que a Lea, y sirvió con él siete años más.
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
31 Yahvé vio que Lea era odiada, y abrió su vientre, pero Raquel era estéril.
Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
32 Lea concibió y dio a luz un hijo, al que llamó Rubén. Porque dijo: “Porque Yahvé ha mirado mi aflicción, pues ahora mi esposo me amará”.
And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
33 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo, y dijo: “Porque Yahvé ha oído que soy odiada, por eso me ha dado también este hijo.” Le puso el nombre de Simeón.
Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.
34 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo. Dijo: “Esta vez mi esposo se unirá a mí, porque le he dado tres hijos”. Por eso se llamó Leví.
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.
35 Concibió de nuevo y dio a luz un hijo. Dijo: “Esta vez alabaré a Yahvé”. Por eso lo llamó Judá. Luego dejó de dar a luz.
And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.
